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Well that's embarrassing

Daniela Greene, who worked as a translator for the agency, had used social media to spy on Denis Cuspert, a German jihadist and former rapper who went by the name Deso Dogg.

Cuspert was a prolific online recruiter for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), who gained a reputation as one of its most brutal foreign fighters. He featured in Isis videos threatening the then US president Barack Obama and holding a freshly severed head.

But in a twist that mirrors the plot of the US television series Homeland, in which a CIA operative played by Claire Danes falls in love with a soldier-turned-jihadist played by Damian Lewis, the two became close and Cuspert convinced Greene to join him in Syria

In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility

Memory is a bit vague, but By 2014 we pretty much knew how fanatical some of these Rebel groups were. You would imagine she'd know exactly how extreme these guys were...It does seem like a very big risk on her part. Considering whats happened to others ..Aid workers etc Bizzare!